"Boy, you've got some nerve!"
"You dare insult the ancestors of my Clear Sky Sect like this? You're courting death!"
Tang Tian glared fiercely at Ma Hongjun, his eyes blazing with rage.
"Elder Tang, it's only answering a question. Why get so angry?"
"I'm merely stating the facts. Given Qian Cheng's nature, he may very well be capable of such monstrous acts. Elder, you'd best calm down."
Ma Hongjun's tone was calm, even carrying a hint of indifference.
A mere level-92 Titled Douluo—if not for Tang San and Tang Hao's sake, he would have slapped him across the face long ago.
"There's no way you got it right!"
"The Single Attribute Four Families have always stood together. Since Bai He of the Speed Clan came, there's no reason for the Breaking Clan and Defense Clan to be absent."
"So I believe Qian Cheng must have slaughtered the Breaking Clan and Defense Clan, then sent Yang Wudi and Niu Gao's bloody heads over as congratulatory gifts!"
Tang Tian spoke with utter certainty.
He considered his answer logically airtight. It matched Qian Cheng's ruthlessness while achieving the greatest possible provocation, perfectly fitting the question.
"I believe the gift he gave my father was a [clock]!"
Tang Hao's voice was heavy and hoarse, carrying an indescribable grief.
"A clock?"
Everyone froze, their faces full of confusion.
"That's right."
"[Clock] is homophonous with [end]. He wanted to use it to foretell that the Clear Sky Sect's fate had run out and that it was about to perish!"
"This was the most vicious curse and the harshest provocation against the entire Clear Sky Sect!"
Tang Hao's voice grew incomparably grave.
"You're all making it too complicated."
"If you ask me, the most direct gift, the one most capable of messing with people's heads, would be